What do you depend on other people for?

I depend on Ben to get rid of the Blue Snark banner.

If I can’t do it myself, I ask my husband.
If he’s not around, I’d call one of my siblings, a friend or a neighbor but rarely if ever, need to do that.

I prefer to do everything myself, as I know it’ll be done correctly or to my preference.
For those times, I am physically unable, I call my husband or friends, depending on the situation.
If that fails, I call a professional.

I depend on some of my friends, my father and husband for emotional support. Anything physically demanding I try to handle myself. I’m known for moving large pieces of furniture around the house all on my own.

I have a few friends I can call on, mostly friends from AA that support me emotionally and if i need physical assistance. I also have my son.

Companionship mostly and to bounce ideas off of. I have some girlfriends and neighbors that were very helpful when I was homebound last Fall with my broken ankle. One of my best friends is tall so she has helped at times with work that requires height. I also have a handyman and other people that I pay when need be. I do not have a spouse and live alone.

I generally do not have a problem asking for help but if it is too one-sided and I cannot pay back in some way, I feel badly.

My husband’s a genius negotiator with superhuman talents. He returns nonrefundable purchases for cash, and he persuades service providers to perform work for free.

He doesn’t achieve any of this by bullying or intimidating; he simply knows how to talk with people and convince them. When they’re done doling-out money or performing freebies, people still like Paul and encourage him to come back again!

Needless to say, I always use Paul as my intermediary. A contract to negotiate? Paul’s on it. Non-returnable consumer goods? Send Paul to the store, and he’ll walk out with the cash, an apology, a donation to his gun-safety organization, and gift certificates for our next visit. Car repairs failed? Paul gets the service charge reversed, along with a coupon for when we return.

It really is remarkable.

i “depend on” no one!!! I prefer to do everything for myself. On the rare occasion that I must have help, I have several friends that I will ask for help, but i still don’t depend on them to be there. When my dog was dying from old age & the vet said there was nothing that could be done for him & suggested that I give him a good quality of life in his final days, I lined up 5 males who said that they would bury him for me. No, I didn’t need 5 to bury him, but I wanted to cover my bases so I’d have at least one to take care of it for me. The day he died, all 5 of the guys who told me no problem suddenly were deathly ill & just couldn’t do it. I ended up paying two 13 year old neighborhood kids to do it for me.

Before he passed, I could depend on my husband to take care of any problem that I had. Since loosing him, I just pray that my annoyances don’t become problems!!!

Immaculate service.